Filed under: Plants/Manufacturing , Lexus , Toyota , Coupe , Performance , Supercars After the long, expensive development of the Lexus LFA, the Japanese luxury brand has absolutely no intention to build a supercar successor anytime soon. Instead, the company is going to stick to more accessible performance through its F performance sub-brand. Continue reading Lexus: No plans for LFA replacement anytime soon Lexus: No plans for LFA replacement anytime soon originally appeared on Autoblog on Tue, 10 Feb 2015 11:31:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink

Filed under: Motorsports , Toyota , Coupe , Racing Toyota readies rally-going version of the Scion FR-S for the R3 class, available for privateer teams for less than $95,000 to field in national and international events including the HJS TMG CS-R3 Trophy starting this summer. Continue reading Toyota GT86 CS-R3 ready to rally Toyota GT86 CS-R3 ready to rally originally appeared on Autoblog on Mon, 26 Jan 2015 15:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink

Filed under: Design/Style , Weird Car News , Chevrolet , GM , Toyota , Coupe , Truck , Classics , Performance , Specialty A new Toyota Tacoma for 2016 will debut in Detroit; we drive a jet-powered Corvette and find spy shots of a mid-engine ‘Vette undergoing testing. Read all that and more in this daily recap of automotive news from Thursday, January 8, 2015. Continue reading What you missed on 1.8.15 What you missed on 1.8.15 originally appeared on Autoblog on Thu, 08 Jan 2015 19:40:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink

Filed under: Coupe , Performance , Scion , Subaru , Toyota The Subaru BRZ and Scion FR-S have been struck by a minor gremlin, but the repair is turning into an episode that ends with “Stay Tuned” rather than a definite conclusion. Automotive News reports that a software mapping hiccup can cause the adaptive engine ECU to get out of whack with the engine, which can, in turn, cause rough idling and stalling. Toyota said the issue does “involve the variable valve timing,” but both Subaru and Toyota say the issue is entirely about the software, that the ECU can develop a “handshake issue” with the engine after having an unfavorable ” reaction to normal mechanical variations ” in a small number of cases. The two automakers diverge on the remedy, however. After 100 miles of learning the powertrain and the driver’s driving style, AN reports that the ECU’s mapping is pretty much baked in. If engine operation exceeds the established parameters, at low revs the engine succumbs to uneven idling and stalling as the ECU tries to recalibrate to a new range of tolerances . Toyota has said that if the issue is suffered by a car with less than 100 miles, the ECU should be reflashed, but that cars with more than 100 miles should have their ECUs replaced. Subaru, though, has said that the ECU doesn’t need to be replaced no matter the mileage – a reflash is all that’s required. It appears that some owners who have had the reflash have suffered the problem again. We don’t have any hard numbers on how many of the coupes are afflicted and how many have been fixed, so it’s impossible to know how big or little the issue is.